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A good tale is no the waur o' being twice tale.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about fairy tales, being, good, good luck

I ken by your half-tale what your hale tale means.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about fairy tales

'Tis the taste that tells the tale.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about fairy tales, americans

Ye needna mak a causey tale o't.

Proverbs and old sayings British about fairy tales

The man who comes with a tale about others has himself an ax to grind.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fairy tales, man

One tale is good till another is told.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about fairy tales, good, good luck

The nimblest footman is a false tale.

Proverbs and old sayings French about fairy tales

A good tale is none the worse for being twice told.

Proverbs and old sayings French about fairy tales, being, good, good luck

A drink is shorter than a tale.

Proverbs and old sayings German about fairy tales, drinking

When the tale of bricks is doubled, then comes Moses.

Proverbs and old sayings German about fairy tales

Every tale can be told in a different way.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about fairy tales

Leave the bad tale where you found it.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about fairy tales, bad luck, bad, contentment

He tells a tale of a tub.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about fairy tales

You tell a tale to a dead man.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about fairy tales, man, contentment

The tale is marred in the telling.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about fairy tales

When the tale of bricks is doubled, then Moses makes his appearance.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about fairy tales

He who tells a tale adds another period.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about fairy tales

A poor man's tale cannot be heard.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about fairy tales, man

A tale is soon told; a deed is not soon done.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about fairy tales